Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani received today a phone call from UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process HE Tor Wennesland.
May 13, 2021
Israeli police gather in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, where Palestinians are threatened with eviction. Courtesy file photo
NEW YORK De-escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict is “an absolute must” said the UN Secretary-General on Wednesday, declaring that the mounting death toll, including children, was totally unacceptable.
Speaking in Moscow after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister, António Guterres said that an end to the violence, which has seen more than 50 Palestinians killed along with six Israelis since Monday, according to news reports, was needed “to protect the lives of civilians that are now dying in totally unacceptable circumstances”.
English News and Press Release on occupied Palestinian territory about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 12 May 2021 by UN News
12 may 2021 - 12:00:17 MA Panafrican News Agency
Tensions could escalate to âfull-scale war,â UN Middle East envoy warns
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process added his voice to calls for calm in the Occupied Palestinian Territory late on Tuesday, warning that the situation is “escalating towards a full-scale war”, amid continuing air strikes and rocket attacks